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The Last Days Of Steam Around London Robertson, Kevin 176 pages; black and white photographs; original dust jacket; mint copy; Sutton; 1988. (A photograph album of steam at work in the London area, mainly in the 1950s.) Uni55144 $35.00

The Leader Project: Fiasco Or Triumph? by Kevin Robertson (New) 160 pages; black and white photographs; drawings; dust jacket; OPC. (A study of the development of Bulleid’s revolutionary steam locomotive and why it was not the failure that it is often considered to be.) Uni00150 $72.00

The LMS Remembered Whiteley, J S and Morrison, G W 112 pages; black and white photographs; original dust jacket; fine copy, near mint; Oxford; 1979. (270 photographs of steam in sheds, in yards, and hauling trains. Most photographs taken in British Railways days.) Uni55151 $38.00

The LNWR Precursor Family Nock, O S 160 pages; black and white photographs; scale drawings; plans; original dust jacket; name or signature; average copy, some wear; David and Charles; 1966. (Covers the Precursors, Experiments, Georges, and Princes of the London and North Western Railway.) Uni47174 $45.00

The Locomotive Exchanges 1870-1948 Allen, Cecil J 236 pages; black and white photographs; tables; card covers; fine copy, near mint; Ian Allan; 1950. (A detailed analysis of the official report of the Railway Executive on the 1948 exchange trials.) Uni47141 $38.00

The London Underground Rose, Douglas Folded coloured map; card cover; mint copy; Self published; 1990; 5th edition. (A large folded map giving details of all stations, including opening and closing dates.) Uni33216 $10.00

The London Underground Rose, Douglas Folded map; card cover; Self published; 1994; 6th edition. (Large map of the London underground showing all stations, the opening and closing of stations and changes to the rail network.) Uni33217 $10.00

The Lynton & Barnstaple Railway Yeomans, J R 80 pages; black and white photographs; map; original dust jacket; average copy, some wear; Bradford Barton; no publication date given; 1970s? (A lovely photograph album of this well-known narrow gauge railway, part of Southern, that closed in 1936.) Uni56195 $38.00

The Marlborough Branch Robertson, Kevin and Abbott, David 96 pages; black and white photographs; maps; plans; tables; track plans; original dust jacket; mint copy; Irwell; 1990. (The railways of Savernake and Marlborough in Wiltshire described being part of GWR and finally closed in 1964 after many years of little traffic.) Uni56167 $32.00

The Middleton Railway Stockbook Anon 12 pages; pages not numbered; black and white photographs; card covers; fine copy, near mint; The Middleton Railway Trust; 1974. (A short history of the Middleton Railway of Leeds and their locomotives.) Uni45097 $8.00

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The Midland And South Western Junction Railway Sands, T B 120 pages; black and white photographs; maps; plans; timetables; card covers; average copy, some wear; Oakwood; 1990; 2nd revised edition. (A classic history of this railway from 1846 to 1961 covering all aspects of its life, operations, route and decline.) Uni56169 $32.00

The Midland & South Western Junction Railway Bridgeman, Brian and Barnsley, Mike 160 pages; black and white photographs; card covers; fine copy, near mint; Sutton; 1994. (Part of The Old Photographs series is a photograph book covering all aspects of life on the M&SWJ with 300 photographs.) Uni56085 $22.00

The National Railway Collection Jenkinson, D (Ed) 206 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; maps; original dust jacket; mint copy; Collins; 1988. (A detailed account of the displays at York together with details of the workshops and archive areas.) Uni38189 $25.00

The National Railway Museum Coiley, John A and Others 16 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; card covers; mint copy; National Railway Museum; 1976. (A visitors guide to the displays and layout of the railway museum at York.) Uni38162 $10.00

The National Railway Museum Anon 16 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; drawings; card covers; mint copy; The National Railway Museum; 1975. (Guide to displays at National Rail Museum at York.) Uni45098 $8.00

The North-Eastern Atlantics Hoole, K 64 pages; black and white photographs; lists; card covers; fine copy, near mint; Roundhouse Books; 1965. (A history of the classic designs of the North – Eastern 4 – 4 – 2 locomotives of North Eastern and later LNER.) Uni33111 $20.00

The Official British Rail Book Of Trains For Young People Bowler, Michael 160 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; drawings; original dust jacket; mint copy; Hutchinson; 1985. (A fact book of information on British railways from 1850s to 1980s, with a great selection of photographs.) Uni38153 $25.00

The Oxford Companion To British Raiway History Simmons, Jack and Biddle, Gordon (Eds) 592 pages; maps; drawings; plans; original dust jacket; name or signature; Oxford; 1997. (An encyclopedia covering all aspects of British railway history from 1603 to 1990’s.) Uni35188 $40.00

The Pleasures Of Railways Hollingsworth, Brian 154 pages; black and white photographs; timetables; plans; original dust jacket; from an institutional library but fine copy, near mint; Allen Lane; 1983. (An account of the delights of train travel and what makes an enthusiast enthusiastic. Some overseas content but mainly relates to UK.) Uni29197 $8.00

The Pocket Encyclopaedia Of British Steam Locomotives In Colour Nock, O S 192 pages; coloured drawings; maps; original dust jacket; average copy, some wear; Blandford; 1964. (A pageant of steam in colour – 192 British steam locomotives from 1825 to 1960 described.) Uni56158 $8.00

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The Railway And Steam Enthusiasts’ Handbook – Number 5 Body, Geoffrey 188 pages; black and white photographs; adverts; hard cover; lists; David and Charles; 1972. (Details of preserved railways and tramways in UK, industrial railways, model railway societies, steam boats and traction engines.) Uni39124 $15.00

The Railway Cartoon Book Baynes, Ken and Kate 96 pages; black and white cartoons; hard covers; fine copy, near mint; David and Charles; 1976. (Cartoons of iluustrating the importance of railways in the British economy from the 1840s to the 1960s. Good for a chuckle!) Uni54163 $28.00

The Railway Heritage Of Britain Biddle, Gordon and Nock, O S 270 pages; black and white and coloured photographs; maps; drawings; original dust jacket; mint copy; Michael Joseph; 1983. (150 years of railway architecture and engineering, Covers stations, signal boxes, tunnels, warehouses and bridges – all are still standing.) Uni46158 $35.00

The Railway Magazine Miscellany 1897-1919 Maxwell, Henry (Ed) 214 pages; black and white photographs; drawings; tables; original dust jacket; from an institutional library but fine copy, near mint; Allen & Unwin; 1958. (The best of the articles that appeared in the 22 year period of Railway Magazine.) Uni42118 $42.00

The Railway Puzzle Book Adams, Will 96 pages; black and white photographs; drawings; card covers; mint copy; Patrick Stephens; 1989. (Contains 100 puzzles, quizzes, and crosswords. Plenty to test ones knowledge of British Railways.) Uni43077 $18.00

The Railway Route Book Pick, Christopher 208 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; maps; drawings; original dust jacket; mint copy; Willow Collins; 1986. (A traveller’s guide to the major and minor lines of the British Railways network. A lovely book.) Uni51179 $38.00

The Railways of Britain Nock, O S 224 pages; drawings; card covers; average copy, some wear; Batsford; 1962; revised edition. (A good description of the birth, present and future of rail together with equipment used and working practices.) Uni35163 $12.00

The Railways Of Britain Simmons, Jack 256 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; maps; coloured and black and white; drawings; original dust jacket; mint copy; Book Promotions; 1986. (A journey through history – a history o the railways of Britain. Well illustrated.) Uni27114 $20.00

The Railways Of Britain – Past and Present Nock, O S 120 pages; black and white photographs; coloured and black and white drawings; original dust jacket; fine copy, near mint; B T Batsford; 1949; 2nd edition. (A history of railways in Britain over 100 years.) Uni39162 $8.00

The Romney, Hythe & Dynchurch Railway – A Visitors Guide Smith, Derek and Barbara 32 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; map; card covers; mint copy; Romney Hythe and Dymchurch Railway; 1990. (A guide to this world famous narrow gauge railway.) Uni45162 $8.00

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The Scenic Settle & Carlisle Railway – Hellifield – Ribblehead – Ais Gill – Carlisle Binns, Donald 64 pages; black and white photographs; maps; gradient profiles; card covers; fine copy, near mint; Wyvern; 1982. (A photograph history of the line – trains, buildings, viaducts and locomotives. A good modelers book.) Uni56080 $15.00

The Splendour Of Steam Ellis, Hamilton 136 pages; black and white and coloured paintings and drawings; original dust jacket; fine copy, near mint; George Allen & Unwin; 1965. (Paintings, drawings and informative stories of 43 of UK and European steam locomotives.) Uni39139 $32.00

The Steam Age Gemmell, C J 120 pages; black and white photographs; from an institutional library but average copy, some wear; Bracken; 1978. (12 chapters, one for each month of the year, and each chapter focuses on a different part of UK. Photos of trains in the 50’s and 60’s.) Uni28211 $15.00

The Steam Age In Colour Hendry, Dr R Preston and R Powell 128 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; faded spine on original dust jacket; fine copy, near mint; Blandford; 1985. (126 colour photographs of BR steam in the 1950s and 1960s with detailed captions.) Uni56129 $25.00

The Steam Railway – Vol 6 Walker, Colin 64 pages; black and white photographs; original dust jacket; average copy, some wear; Oxford; 1972. (60 photos of steam hawled trains on Southern Rail.) Uni29230 $25.00

The Story Of Cornwall’s Railways Fairclough, A 48 pages; black and white photographs; drawings; map; card covers; fine copy, near mint; Tor Mark; 1970. (A brief history of railways in Cornwall from the Poldice – Portreath Tramroad from 1809 until the British railways era of the late 1960s.) Uni56109 $15.00

The Story Of London’s Underground Day, John R 160 pages; black and white photographs; folded map; map; coloured drawing; original dust jacket; average copy, some wear; London Transport; 1974; enlarged edition. (A history of the underground railways of London and the changes in rolling stock over a 110 year period.) Uni56106 $28.00

The Trains We Loved Ellis, Hamilton C 196 pages; black and white photographs; coloured paintings; no original dust jacket but average copy, some wear; George Allen & Unwin; 1947. (An excellent account of the rivalry that existed between the major British and Irish railway companies between 1874 and 1914.) Uni40127 $35.00

The Trains We Loved Ellis, Hamilton C 112 pages; black and white photographs; coloured painting; card covers; fine copy, near mint; Pan Books; 1971. (An account of passenger trains in the early 20th century. The paintings are magnificent.) Uni52178 $20.00

The Volunteer’s Manual Anon 32 pages; black and white photographs; card covers; mint copy; Festiniog Railway Co.; 1965. A guide to those working on the Festiniog Railway – the rules and regulations book. Uni23126 $12.00

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The Wensleydale Railway Hallas, Christine 96 pages; black and white photographs; maps; drawings; card covers; mint copy; Great Northern; 2004; 4th edition. (A history of the Pennine railway from Northallerton and Garsdale, its demise and then partially reopened as a preserved railway from 2003.) Uni55108 $18.00

The West Highland Railway Thomas, John 184 pages; black and white and coloured photographs; maps; tables; plans; gradient profiles; card covers; mint copy; David and Charles; 1984; (revised 3rd edition.) (The history of a railway within a railway – the line to Mallaig, the challenge of building it and then operating it.) Uni55149 $38.00

The Weston Collection Weston, David 56 pages; coloured paintings; card cover; fine copy, near mint; New Cavendish Books; 1977. (A unique series of paintings by David Weston depicting the history of the British steam locomotive.) Uni30191 $15.00

The World’s Largest Railway Museum – Official Guidebook Whitehouse, Alan 48 pages; black and white and coloured photographs; card covers; mint copy; National Railway Museum; 2006. (A visitors guide to the displays and layouts at the railway museum at York.) Uni54204 $10.00

This Is Paddington Vaughan, John 56 pages; black and white photographs; plans; card covers; mint copy; Ian Allan; 1982. (Covers all aspects of the business of Paddington, history, train services, signalling, motive power and special traffics.) Uni50187 $20.00

Through The Carriage Window 1: Leeds-Settle-Carlisle Circular Sims, Len and Darmon, Chris 32 pages; maps; card covers; fine copy, near mint; Dalesman; 1989. (Route maps of the complete journey and what to see on the journey.) Uni31286 $10.00

Time-Table September 1956 Cooks Continental Time-Table 408 pages; worn but complete; maps; advertisements. (Covers European railway and shipping services.) Uni34346 $20.00

Time-Table May 1959 Cooks Continental Time-Table 432 pages; worn but complete; maps; advertisements. (Covers European railway and shipping services.) Uni34347 $20.00

Time-Table July 1960 Cooks Continental Time-Table 400 pages; worn but complete; maps; advertisements. (Covers European railway and shipping services.) Uni34348 $20.00

Time-Table January 1970 Cooks Continental Time-Table 472 pages; worn but complete; maps; advertisements. (Covers European railway and shipping services.) Uni34349 $20.00

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Time-Table May 1979 Cooks Continental Time-Table 600 pages; worn but complete; maps; advertisements. (Covers European railway and shipping services.) Uni34350 $20.00

Titans Of The Track #2 – London Midland & Scottish Railway Allen, Cecil J 64 pages; black and white photographs; name or signature; card cover; average copy, some wear; Ian Allan; no publication date given, 1947? (Details of locomotives of the LMS.) Uni39113 $10.00

Track Topics Chapman, W G 260 pages; black and white photographs; map; drawings; original dust jacket; from an institutional library but average copy, some wear; The Great Western Railway; 1971; reprinted. (Originally published in 1935 it is a book of railway engineering for boys of all ages and covers GWR’s track, tunnelling and bridging activities.) Uni38160 $25.00

Transport Preserved Morgan, Bryan 40 pages; black and white photographs; card covers; fine copy, near mint; British Railway Board; 1963. (An account of restoration and preservation activities at the Museum of British Transport , Clapham, London.) Uni44172 $12.00

Trains ‘Sixtynine’ Snell, J B 96 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; maps; drawings; hard covers; fine copy, near mint; Ian Allan; 1968. (Articles include the Oxted Line, working in a steam shed, rebuilding and upgrading BR diesel locomotive and the last of BR steam.) Uni29225 $12.00

Trains ’Seventy Snell, J B 96 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; maps; name or signature; hard cover; fine copy, near mint; Ian Allan; 1969. (Articles include British Rail in 1970, locomotive workshop practice, and Cambrian railways.) Uni35190 $15.00

Trains Album – No. 2 – Eastern & North Eastern Regions Anon 32 pages; black and white photographs; card covers; average copy, some wear; Ian Allan; 1954. (31 photographs of steam and electric hauled trains in the east and northeast of England in the early 1950s.) Uni39118 $12.00

Trains Album - No. 4 – Southern Region Anon 32 pages; black and white photographs; card covers; average copy, some wear; Ian Allan; 1954. (30 photographs of the Southern at work, both in Southern Railway and British Railway days.) Uni44101 $10.00

Trains Annual 1947 Allen, Cecil J 104 pages; black and white photographs; hard covers; average copy, some wear; Ian Allan; 1946. (The first issue of Ian Allan’s famous Trains Annual series, topics discussed in this issue include electric traction development, farewell to the Brighton Railway, Pullman cars and railway speed records.) Uni48106 $25.00

Trains Annual 1965 Allen, Cecil J and Others 96 pages; black and white and coloured photographs; maps; coloured drawings; original dust jacket; average copy, some wear; Ian Allan; 1965. (Articles include Central Wales Railway, Great Western, 70 footer coaches, firing an Ivatt Atlantic and railways in Ireland.) Uni26071 $15.00

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Trains Illustrated 29 – Express Trains 5 Allen, G Freeman 36 pages; black and white and coloured photographs; paper covers; average copy, some wear; Ian Allan; no publication date given; 1980s? (Articles on express trains include Bournemouth Belle, Atlantic Coast Express, Tavern Cars, Devon Belle and boat trains.) Uni56069 $8.00

Trains In The Eighties – 2. Electric Locomotives Anon 32 pages; black and white photographs; paper covers; average copy, some wear; Ian Allan; no publication date given, 1980’s? (32 photos of electric trains at work throughout U.K.) Uni27084 $10.00

Trains In The Eighties – 4. Electric Units Anon 32 pages; black and white photographs; paper covers; Ian Allan; no publication date given, 1980’s. (32 photos of electric units at work.) Uni27086 $10.00

Trains In The Eighties – 5. Diesel Units Anon 32 pages; black and white photographs; paper covers; average copy, some wear; Ian Allan; no publication date given, 1980’s? (32 photos of diesel multiple units throughout U.K.) Uni27087 $10.00

Transport Museums In Britain And Western Europe Simmons, Jack 300 pages; black and white photographs; original dust jacket; from an institutional library but average copy, some wear; Allen and Unwin; 1970. (Details of 32 museums, where to find them and the exhibits on display.) Uni52199 $12.00

Travellers Guide To The Festiniog Railway Anon 20 pages; black and white and coloured photographs; maps; card covers; mint copy; Festiniog Railway; no publication date given, 1980s? A guide to what to see along the route of this famous tourist line. Uni23132 $8.00

Treacy’s British Rail Whitehouse, Patrich and Powell, John 192 pages; black and white photographs; maps; original dust jacket; mint copy; Guild Publishing; 1990. (Over 250 classic Treacy photographs of steam, diesel and electric hauled trains throughout Britain from 1946 to 1978.) Uni52205 $45.00

Tribute to British Steam Anon 60 pages; colour photographs and paintings; paper covers; worn but complete; Ian Allan no publication date given, mid 1970s? (85 lovely prints of British steam hauled trains, mainly this century. A well presented selection) Uni21177 $10.00

Underground Official Handbook Bayman, Bob and Connor, Piers 96 pages; coloured photographs; maps; name or signature; card covers; mint copy; Capital Transport; 1994. (Covers lines, history, stations, trains and operations of the London Underground in 1993.) Uni45109 $18.00

Underground Railway Map London Transport 2 pages; map; average copy, some wear; self-published; 1937. (A map of London Underground and places to visit in 1937.) Uni40136 $8.00

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Victorian & Edwardian Locomotives Baxter, David 144 pages; black and white photographs; original dust jacket; mint copy; Moorland Publishing Co Ltd; 1986. (Photographs and details of locomotives used by the major railway companies of United Kingdom, together with an explanation of the development of the locomotive.) Uni42089 $22.00

Victorian And Edwardian Railway Travel From Old Photographs Spence, Jeoffrey 120 pages; pages not numbered; black and white photographs; original dust jacket; mint copy; Batsford; 1983; reprint. (144 photographs of the life and times of trains, locomotives, rolling stock, stations, staff and accidents.) Uni55147 $25.00

Vintage Steam Kite, J E 194 pages; black and white photographs; original dust jacket; front fly missing; from an institutional library but average copy, some wear; Ian Allan; 1969. (A photograph book of British railways in the ‘golden age of steam’, from 1900’s to the 1920’s.) Uni35152 $18.00

Vintage Steam Kite, J E 194 pages; black and white photographs; original dust jacket; fine copy, near mint; Ian Allan; 1969. (A photograph book of British railways in the ‘golden age of steam’, from 1900’s to the 1920’s.) Uni38196 $32.00

Welsh Narrow Gauge Album Whitehouse, P B 88 pages; black and white photographs; maps; original dust cover; fine copy, near mint; Ian Allan; 1969. (A photograph essay of the narrow gauge of Wales – Vale of Rheidol, Welshpool & Llanfair, Snowdon, Festiniog and Talyllyn.) Uni56183 $28.00

Western Region – London (Paddington) to West of England, South Wales and West Midlands. 17 June – 8 Sept 1963 British Rail timetable 552 pages; worn but complete; maps and advertisements. Uni34330 $30.00

Whipsnade And Umfolozi Railway Butterell, Robin and Barber, Trevor 12 pages; black and white with coloured cover; maps; card cover; mint copy; Pleasurail Publication; no publication date given, 1980s. (Details of this steam hauled railway at the Whipsnade Zoo in Bedfordshire.) Uni45116 $8.00

Worth Valley Railway Guide Goodall, M 48 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; map; drawings; card covers; mint copy; Keighley & Worth Valley Railway Preservation Society; 1972. (A guide to all activities of the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway.) Uni53238 $8.00

Worth Valley Railway Stockbook Lush, Robin, Holroyd, John and Morrison, Gavin (Compilers) 72 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; drawings; card cover; mint copy; Keighley & Worth Valley Railway Preservation Society; 1973 – 4th edition. (An account of all locomotives and rolling stock at Worth Valley.) Uni45138 $8.00

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